bad luck
Example Sentences
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Bad calls, bad luck and bad blood between county and federal leaders complicated the search for Savannah Guthrie’s kidnapped mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Across different cultures, they have been viewed as everything from mystical guides that help lost travelers find their way home to ominous creatures associated with bad luck.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
For the retiree who decides to take phased withdrawals, the bad luck would be the stock market plunging, which would have an outsize impact on lifetime retirement income.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Some bad luck in China and Japan after Australia helped pave the way for Antonelli to develop his winning momentum.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
From the moment they began their magical training, they were told, and told again and again, that their coven was their destiny, and that being ungrateful for fate’s gifts would curse them with bad luck.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
